For other smashers with the name Spencer, see Spencer (disambiguation).
Scend "BestNess" "Spencer"
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Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee characters Sheik, Ness
Brawl main Ness
Smash 4 main Ness
Other Smash 4 characters Sheik, Mario, Jigglypuff
Ultimate main Ness
Other Ultimate characters Piranha Plant, Palutena
Team info
Sponsor(s) Paragon
Former sponsor(s) Armada
Crew(s) IKON
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Utah Smash 4 Power Rankings: 1st
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 128th
Personal and other info
Real name Spencer Garner
Birth date (age 26)
Location Salt Lake City, Utah United States

Scend, formerly BestNess, is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ness player from Utah, and was formally considered to be the best Ness player in the world from 2021-2022 and still is currently one of the best Ness players in the United States. He is currently ranked 4th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, 1st on the Utah Ultimate Power Rankings, and 128th on the LumiRank 2023. He has taken sets off of players such as Light, Sonix, SALTONE, Marss, Lui$, ESAM, MVD, Fatality, and WaDi.

He frequently teams with Lui$ in doubles, and the pair is considered one of the best doubles teams in the world, with 1st place finishes at Riptide, Low Tide City 2021, and 3rd at Super Smash Con 2019.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Scend was also a Ness player who was considered to be the best Ness player in the world by the end of the game's active lifespan and one of the best Ness players of all time, alongside FOW and Gackt. Scend is currently ranked 1st on the Utah Power Rankings. He is also known for his doubles prowess with Diablo, placing 5th at GameTyrant Expo 2017, and 7th at The Big House 7. He has taken sets off of players such as ANTi, Shuton, Elegant, Larry Lurr, Vinnie, Darkshad, Rivers, and Zenyou.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Provo Smash Den Weekly - Melee July 21st, 2015 9th
Salt Lake Labs Weekly - Melee July 22nd, 2015 9th
Salt Lake Weekly Labs - Melee October 21st, 2015 9th
Smash Labs Weekly - Melee April 6th, 2016 17th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 ?

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 193rd 97th FroZn
Rise 2016 April 16th-17th, 2016 13th 1st FroZn
2GGT: Abadango Saga September 24th, 2016 65th 33rd FroZn
Final Destination 11 October 22nd, 2016 5th 2nd FroZn
Rewired 2016 November 19th-21st, 2016 4th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 97th 25th Diablo
Power UP Gaming: Journey to the Midwest March 4th, 2017 2nd
Rise 2017 March 18th-19th, 2017 13th 3rd Diablo
Fisitcuffs 3.0 April 29th, 2017 2nd 2nd VaLoR
Spring Scuffle 2017 May 20th, 2017 1st
Smash The Wall May 27th, 2017 1st 1st Diablo
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 49th 13th Diablo
Mega Smash Mondays #100 June 12th, 2017 49th
Smash of the Titans 36 June 22nd, 2017 3rd
Revival of Kin 40 June 23rd, 2017 2nd 3rd DSS
Who's Your Pappy #8 June 25th, 2017 4th 1st JK
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 65th
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 49th 4th JK
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 33rd 5th Diablo
Little Big House 3 October 5th, 2017 17th
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 33rd 7th Diablo
Smash of the Titans 58 Pre-Genesis Edition January 18th, 2018 17th
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 25th 65th (DQ) Diablo
Rise 2018 March 17th-18th, 2018 7th 2nd Diablo
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas March 24th-25th, 2018 33rd
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 13th
Davis Lounge Colosseum #10 April 8th, 2018 3rd 3rd Diablo
Flatiron 3 April 21st, 2018 4th 2nd FroZn
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 65th 7th FroZn
Triforce Friday June 22nd, 2018 17th
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 65th 7th Diablo
Salt Lake Gaming Con July 7th, 2018 1st 1st VaLoR
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 49th 13th Captain L
SoCal Regionals 2018 September 14th-16th, 2018 7th 4th Zenyou
Super Smash Fight Club 4 September 22nd, 2018 1st 2nd Diablo
Little Big House 4 October 4th, 2018 17th
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 13th 1st Elegant
Midwest Mayhem 12 November 3rd, 2018 9th 3rd tyroy
Port Priority: 4Ever November 10th, 2018 3rd 1st Stroder
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 1st Elegant

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
Super Splat Bros December 21st-23rd, 2018 5th 5th Lui$
Ultimate Shockwave 5 January 9th, 2019 2nd
TGC Returns January 12th, 2019 13th 1st S2H
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 9th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 33rd 13th Stroder
Uprising March 23rd, 2019 2nd 1st Lada
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 33rd 9th Lui$
LVL Up Expo 2019 April 26th-28th, 2019 3rd 1st MoonboyJosh
Smashpoint May 10th-12th, 2019 2nd 7th AvoiD
Ascension V May 18th, 2019 2nd 3rd MiSaiki
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 65th 3rd Myran
Crown June 9th, 2019 4th 1st Lui$
Ascension VI June 22nd, 2019 2nd 1st El Niño
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 9th 2nd Lui$
PSG Classic 2019 July 31st-August 1st, 2019 9th
GameWorks Pre-EVO 2019 August 1st, 2019 3rd
Smashfest 5: Queen City Ex August 3rd-4th 2019 2nd 1st Big D
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 17th 3rd Lui$
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 17th 4th Elegant
Port Priority 5 September 7th-8th, 2019 9th 1st Elegant
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14th-15th, 2019 25th 5th Lui$
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 25th
Super Smashed Fest September 28th, 2019 2nd 9th Lui$
2GG: Nightmare on Smashville October 20th, 2019 5th 5th gogeurt
GameTyrant Expo 2019 November 1st-2nd, 2019 9th 1st Lui$
Smash Labs Weekly (2019-11-13) November 13th, 2019 1st
2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga December 6th, 2019 17th
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 49th 7th Lui$
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 7th 3rd Stroder
Lag Spike: Ultimate New Year  January 11th-12th, 2020 4th
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 25th 65th gogeurt
Slopes Arcade Invitational January 30th-31st, 2020 1st
LAN King Smash Royale XI February 1st, 2020 5th 2nd (DQ) Lui$
NCS Smashdown Minor 4 February 8th, 2020 2nd
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 33rd 7th Lui$
Soaked Series Invitational  February 29th-March 1st, 2020 7th
Mazer Gaming Smash  March 22nd, 2020 7th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8  March 27th, 2020 2nd
The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational  March 29th, 2020 4th
bunker down (3)  April 4th, 2020 13th
Hitpoint Online Tournament: Ultimate  April 5th, 2020 13th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9  April 17th, 2020 2nd
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1  April 18th-19th, 2020 1st
Pound Online  April 24th-26th, 2020 13th
BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1  April 30th, 2020 2nd
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10  May 1st, 2020 13th
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1  May 2nd, 2020 5th
The Box  May 8th-10th, 2020 1st
Mazer Gaming Gives Back  May 15th, 2020 9th
King of WiFi Random Characters  May 30th, 2020 9th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12  June 12th, 2020 9th
Steal the Show 4 @ Smashcade  June 12th-13th, 2020 1st
Fight For Rights: A West Coast Edition Charity Event  June 15th, 2020 4th
Domics' Atomic Arena  June 19th-21st, 2020 9th
Playing for Pride  June 20th-21st, 2020 2nd
The Box: Lunch Box 1  June 24th, 2020 7th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 13  June 27th, 2020 3rd
The Box: Juice Box #4  July 2nd, 2020 3rd $15
Smash for RAINN  July 5th, 2020 3rd
LAN King Reopening Veteran Tourney July 10th, 2020 1st 3rd FroZn
The Collective  July 12th, 2020 1st
TNS: Pandemic Monthly 4  July 14th, 2020 1st
The Box: Juice Box #6  July 16th 2020 1st $100
LAN King Smash Weekly 7/21/2020 July 21st, 2020 1st
The Box: Juice Box #7  July 23rd 2020 2nd $35
The Box: The Cube Charity Doubles Invitational  July 24th, 2020 1st Lui$
Get On My Line 2020  July 25th-26th, 2020 2nd
The Box: Lunch Box 2  July 29th, 2020 7th
Flat Realm 7  July 31st, 2020 5th
M-Kolosseum 1  August 1st-2nd, 2020 5th
Super Smash Galaxy  August 1st-2nd, 2020 1st
Steal the Show 5: Heist in Smashville  August 6th, 2020 1st
The Cosmic Kerfuffle  August 8th, 2020 3rd
Lockhart Series  August 9th, 2020 5th
Juice Box #9  August 12th, 2020 33rd (DQ)
Elympics 1  August 15th, 2020 17th
The Collective 2  August 16th, 2020 1st
Zinc Tank 3  August 16th, 2020 2nd
LAN King Weekly 8/18/2020 August 18th, 2020 1st
Juice Box #10  August 19th, 2020 257th (DQ)
Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE  August 22nd, 2020 2nd
The Box: Lunch Box 3  August 26th, 2020 3rd
Juice Box #11  September 2nd, 2020 9th
Galaxy Gambit  September 3rd, 2020 3rd (DQ)
M-Kolosseum 2  September 5th, 2020 9th
Juice Box 12  September 9th, 2020 4th
Eleitz CUP  September 11th, 2020 1st
Speedy Summit 2 September 12th, 2020 5th (DQ) 2nd FroZn
Turbulence CUP  September 18th, 2020 9th
Varsity Votes  September 19th-20th, 2020 5th
LAN King Weekly 9/22/2020 September 22nd, 2020 3rd
Maister's RNG Invitational  September 25th, 2020 13th
US ARMY ESPORTS TOURNAMENT  September 26th-27th, 2020 4th
The Box: Lunch Box 4  September 30th, 2020 1st
M-Kolosseum 3  October 3rd, 2020 7th
The Box: Juice Box #15  October 7th, 2020 1st $100
The Beeg Tournament  October 9th, 2020 1st
The Box: El Jugo Box  October 10th, 2020 9th
PRYDE + HONOR 1  October 16th, 2020 3rd
Get Clipped 3  October 17th, 2020 5th
LAN King Smash Weekly 10/20/20 October 20th, 2020 2nd
Juice Box 17  October 21st, 2020 2nd $35
$2000 Legion Smash Ultimate Cup  October 24th-25th, 2020 1st
LAN King Smash Weekly 10/27/20 October 27th, 2020 1st
The Box: L4st's Box  October 28th, 2020 4th
Smash Out Breast Cancer  October 30th-31st, 2020 17th (DQ)
GOML North American Open: Finale  November 7th, 2020 3rd
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE  November 8th, 2020 4th
Juice Box 19  November 11th, 2020 5th
Ultimate 32  November 14th-15th, 2020 9th
M-Kolosseum 4  November 21st, 2020 17th
Mount Phenom Zero  November 28th-29th, 2020 2nd
Juice Box 21  December 2nd, 2020 7th
Jingle Jairs  December 5th, 2020 7th
Juice Box 22  December 9th, 2020 4th
Gaming For Tots  December 12th, 2020 2nd
HABBY Birthday 2020  December 19th-20th, 2020 1st
The Box: Lunch Box 7  December 23rd, 2020 5th
Get Clipped 7  January 9th, 2021 1st
Juice Box 25  January 13th, 2021 9th
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE  January 17th, 2021 4th
Juice Box 26  January 20th, 2021 5th
Smash the Router 4  January 23rd, 2021 17th
The Box: Lunch Box 8  January 27th, 2021 17th
The Host Up Invitational  January 30th, 2021 4th
LAN King Weekly 2/2/21 February 2nd, 2021 1st
The Box: Juice Box #28  February 10th, 2021 3rd $15
The Airlock  February 13th, 2021 9th
Mashfest 3  February 20th, 2021 1st
Mazer Gaming Gives Back 2  February 21st, 2021 4th
LAN King Weekly 2/23 February 23rd, 2021 2nd
The Box: Lunch Box 9  February 24th, 2021 5th
The Host Up Invitational 2  February 27th, 2021 1st
LAN King Weekly 3/2/21 March 2nd, 2021 1st
LAN King 3/9/2021 March 9th, 2021 2nd
Starlight’s Smash Bash!  March 13th, 2021 3rd
LAN King Weekly 3/16/21 March 16th, 2021 1st
Zinc Tank 4  March 21st, 2021 9th / 306
LAN King Weekly 3/23 March 23rd, 2021 1st
LAN King Weekly 3/30/21 March 30rd, 2021 1st
Super Galaxy Gambit x Collision  April 3rd, 2021 1st
LAN King Smash Weekly 4/6 April 6th, 2021 1st
Last Game Last Stock April 10th, 2021 1st 1st SpeedyBlueDude
LAN King Weekly 4/13 April 13th, 2021 1st
Proving Grounds Invitational  April 22nd, 2021 3rd
Collision Online 2021  April 24th, 2021 17th
LAN King Weekly 4/27 April 27th, 2021 1st
The Box: Lunchbox+  April 28th, 2021 3rd
SWT: NA Southwest Ultimate Online Qualifier  May 1st-2nd, 2021 1st
LAN King Weekly 5/4 May 4th, 2021 1st
LAN King Weekly 5/11 May 11th, 2021 1st
Speedy Summit 3 May 15th, 2021 5th 2nd Lui$
The Dungeon June 5th-6th, 2021 1st 2nd Mamba
Smash Alzheimer's  June 24th-25th, 2021 4th
West Coast Arena Online  June 25th, 2021 1st
Get On My Line 2021 North America  June 26th-27th, 2021 13th
Frame Perfect Series 6: ONLINE  July 4th, 2021 2nd
LEVELUP Arena 2 July 10th, 2021 1st 2nd Fizz Khalifa
Mega Smash Mondays 240 August 23rd, 2021 5th
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 97th 1st Lui$
LEVELUP Arena 3 September 18th-19th, 2021 2nd 1st MJG
Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 17th 1st Lui$
SWT: NA West Ultimate Regional Finals October 9th-10th, 2021 2nd
North American Arena Online 2  October 17th, 2021 1st
Port Priority 6 October 30th-31st, 2021 13th 3rd Lui$
North American Arena Online 3  November 5th, 2021 1st
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 65th 7th Lui$
Back in Blood 2 November 27th, 2021 1st 1st Remi
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 13th
Let's Make Big Moves 2022 January 7th-9th, 2022 5th
Frosty Faustings XIV 2022 January 28th-29th, 2022 5th
Glitch - Infinite February 18th-20th, 2022 13th 2nd Gackt
The Box: Lunch Box 19  February 23rd, 2022 17th
LVL UP EXPO 2022 February 25th-27th, 2022 2nd 1st Lui$
Back in Blood 3 March 5th, 2022 1st 3rd Klaatu
LEVELUP Arena 4 March 19th-20th, 2022 3rd 1st Lui$
Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament April 14th, 2022 13th
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 65th 13th Moonboyjosh
Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67  May 9th, 2022 25th
Back in Blood 4 May 14th, 2022 1st 2nd ApolloKage
MomoCon 2022 May 26th-29th, 2022 9th 1st Lui$
Crown 2 June 18th-19th, 2022 17th 1st Lui$
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 25th 5th ATATA
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 25th 1st Lui$
Wavedash 2022 August 6th-7th, 2022 1st 1st Chase
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 65th 3rd MuteAce
Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st, 2022 13th 2nd Lui$
Daddy’s Den X Ultra August 27th, 2022 5th 1st Lui$
Panda Cup Online Qualifier: Southwest USA 3  September 1st, 2022 1st
Riptide 2022 September 9th-11th, 2022 9th 1st Lui$
Back in Blood 5 October 15th, 2022 5th
Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier October 21st, 2022 Top 8
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 23rd
Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th, 2022 17th 4th Lui$
Snake River Smash - See Me at Snake River November 19th, 2022 1st 2nd Nimbus
Jaiden's Ridley Rumble  November 26th, 2022 4th
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 33rd 1st Lui$
GrandSlam 10 January 15th, 2023 4th 1st MuteAce
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 33rd 2nd MuteAce
Daddy's Den X Supreme March 18th-19th, 2023 17th 1st Lui$
Rock the Winds March 25th-26th, 2023 2nd 1st Lima
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 13th
TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP May 3rd, 2023 9th
DELTA 4 May 4th, 2023 17th
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 33rd
Gateway Legends 2023 May 26th-28th, 2023 9th 1st Lui$
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 33rd / 418 2nd / 99 Lui$
Patchwork July 15th-16th, 2023 9th / 240 1st / 55 MuteAce
Back in Blood 7 July 22nd, 2023 4th / 126 1st / 28 Chase
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 17th / 2,607 3rd / 567 Lui$
Riptide 2023 September 8th-10th, 2023 9th / 717 1st / 129 MuteAce
Rise 'N Grind 2023 October 13th-15th, 2023 49th / 443 3rd / 75 MuteAce
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 October 27th-29th, 2023 33rd / 387 1st / 73 Lui$
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 65th / 710 1st / 165 Lui$
The Coinbox IRL December 17th, 2023 9th / 16 $200
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 65th / 1,506 3rd / 302 Lui$

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